title: Different behaviour of haemoglobin A1a-c and glycosyl-albumin levels during recovery from diabetic ketoacidosis and non-acidotic coma.
abstract: Glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1a-c) and serum albumin (glycosyl-albumin) have been determined in patients with severe diabetic ketoacidosis and non-acidotic coma. Within one week of therapy the level of glycosyl-albumin decreased from 184 mmol 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF)/mol albumin to 152 mmol HMF/mol albumin (p less than 0.01) and was gradually lowered by some 40% during a period of 17 days. In contrast, the level of HbA1a-c remained unchanged. From these observations and findings in a patient with insulinoma, it appears that glycosyl-albumin provides a more acute measure of variation in relative glycaemia than HbA1a-c, and may prove useful as a measure of medium-term diabetes control.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D003926:Diabetic Coma / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin